OU Settles Free Speech Lawsuit

Ohio University has agreed to revise its student code of conduct and pay 32 thousand dollars to a student and his attorneys to settle a lawsuit that challenged the code.  The lawsuit filed last summer on behalf of Isaac Smith alleged administrators violated his  free speech rights by telling students not to wear T-shirts bearing a sexually suggestive double entendre. The university says educators suggested Smith consider whether the shirts were appropriate but never told students not to wear them or threatened discipline.